The Year of the Dragon part1

Since I'm reviving this blog in the midst of the Chinese New Year, so I will blog about stuff related to this festive season.

To my international friends, I will give a short introduction about the Chinese New Year! The year 2012 is the lunar year of the Dragon! In chinese mythology, this being is said to be an honorable creature which wields a lot of power! Want to know more? Check out the video I did for my school! 

Hmm where should I start ... Okay lets start with the shopping part before Chinese New Year! I remember I did some last minute shopping with my mom. Bought 3 checkered shirts, a pair of pants, and a pair of shoes! Why 3 checkered shirts? Well because everywhere is literally selling checkered shirts only. Damn! That is the bad part of last minute shopping .. no time to search for alternatives. But nevermind, they look pretty good.

my new shoes, simple.. but i love it :D

*fast forward sound* So its the Chinese New Year's Eve already! Reunion dinner was different than every other year, because my relatives were absent this time! Why? No idea, but who cares. As long I can eat happily with my family, that is all that matters. Steamboat as usual, but much more stuff to eat compared to previous years! Too bad I did not take photos of the dinner :(

Nian Chu Yi (First Day of CNY) - First day ... that means ... ITS TIME FOR RED PACKETS (ANGPAU) !!! The first two I received was of course from my parents, followed by those uncle auntie who came and visit us. One of my relative was exaggerating about her children all the time when she was at my house. Well here are some interesting quotes.
"My son is always surrounded by girls" *Looks at cousin, and feel like vomitting*
"My children are only friends with rich people" Now I see why I don't get along with them xD
There are a lot more but I don't feel like typing them all haha.
After everyone was done chatting at my house, we all went and visit another of my dad's friend. It took pretty long because the Lion Dance was delayed by the rain! When the lion dance finally started, everyone was like 'Oh I wanna touch the lion's head' except me *too much logic sense in my head to believe this anymore*

Thats all for now, I think I will continue in a 2nd post tomorrow!